<p>ID - The anecdotal point on theatre came from my host, a freshman prospective theatre major who was no longer really a prospective theatre major because she felt that the department had no room for “traditional” acting styles. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. I personally have zero interest in theatre so it’s all hearsay.</p>
<p>mini - Swarthmore is one of the top two LACs in the nation for linguistics, the other being Wellesley. (If one were to become very serious about it, and I’m not anywhere close to that point yet, one should probably also apply to Penn and MIT, which are the respective reasons WHY Swat and Wellesley are T2 for LAC + ling.) There are some fields of study where one absolutely must attend a university, but I don’t believe that linguistics is one of them if the student highly prioritizes the LAC atmosphere.</p>
<p>b@r!um - Theory is a distinct interest of mine, obviously spanning many different departments. I like that Swat sees theory as a coherent interdisciplinary study in and of itself. It’s obviously not a make-or-break factor.</p>